At midday on Wednesday, water inflows into the Vaal Dam were measured at a staggering 943 m³/s, while the water level stood ...

In its latest update issued on Tuesday, DWS confirmed that two sluice gates remain open at the Vaal Dam to maintain a ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation opened a fifth sluice gate following a rapid rise in water levels in the Vaal Dam. An urgent evacuation order has been issued to residents located close to the ...

The Vaal Dam has seen a significant rise in water levels, increasing by 3.82 percentage points overnight to reach 111.64% capacity. In response to the rising levels, authorities opened a fourth ...

The Vaal Dam's third sluice gate has been reopened amid high inflows due to the continued heavy rainfall in the upper catchment. The third sluice gate was reopened on Wednesday at 4pm to manage ...

Detailed measurements were taken on Thursday with the Vaal Dam operating with three open sluice gates and no river valves in use. Vaal Dam. Picture: Supplied. The water level at the Vaal Dam has ...

FILE: Flooding along the banks of the Vaal River. Picture: Simphiwe Nkosi/EWN. JOHANNESBURG - While the South African Weather Services (SAWS) has warned of possible flooding in parts of Gauteng ...

So far, only three remain open to regulate outflows and reduce volume levels. Some properties along the riverbank remain underwater, and businesses have been forced to close their doors.

The dam is currently at 110 percent capacity. The government has come in for heavy criticism, for lack of proper planning, but the Water and Sanitation Department says opening the sluice gates is ...

On Wednesday, the Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, visited the Vaal Dam to assess the water resource infrastructure amid heavy inflows into the dam due to heavy rainfall. The ...

Water levels at the Vaal Dam have continued to rise, and were sitting at nearly 113% of capacity on Tuesday, according to the department of water and sanitation. It has advised people living ...

has reaffirmed its commitment to monitor inflow water levels in the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) to ensure that appropriate safety measures are in place. In a statement on Tuesday ...